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'''Makeda ‘Dread’ Cheatom'''
'''Makeda ‘Dread’ Cheatom'''
Makeda 'Dread' Cheaton (b.1942-), an American entrepreneur, civil activist, and icon in San Diego’s African-American community, is the founder of the WorldBeat Cultural Center in Balboa Park, creator of the Children’s EthnoBotany Peace Garden, and co-founder of Casa del Tunel in Tijuana, Mexico. <ref name="NAACP2019" /> <ref name="Pollack2016" />
(b.1942-), an American entrepreneur, civil activist, and icon in San Diego’s African-American community, is the founder of the WorldBeat Cultural Center in Balboa Park, creator of the Children’s EthnoBotany Peace Garden, and co-founder of Casa del Tunel in Tijuana, Mexico. <ref name="NAACP2019" /> <ref name="Pollack2016" />


==== Early life ====
==== Early life ====
Marianne Makeda Cheatom was born in Paducah, Texas <ref name="Salaam2012" />. Her father was in the Air Force there and then transferred to San Diego Naval Air Station when Makeda was 3 months old <ref name="PrinceSefa" />.
Marianne Makeda Cheatom was born in Paducah, Texas. Her father was in the Air Force there and then transferred to San Diego Naval Air Station when Makeda was 3 months old <ref name="PrinceSefa" />.


==== Education ====
==== Education ====
Makeda graduated from San Diego High School (c. 1962)<ref name="DeWyze1981" />. As an experimental cook, she studied food services and culinary arts at San Diego City College and telecommunications at Mesa Collage <ref name="Salaam2012" />. She also studied Transcendental Meditation.
Makeda graduated from San Diego High School (c. 1962). As an experimental cook, she studied food services and culinary arts at San Diego City College and telecommunications at Mesa Collage <ref name="Salaam2012" />. She also studied Transcendental Meditation.


==== Accomplishments ====
==== Accomplishments ====
As a restauranteur, Makeda founded Prophet International Vegetarian Restaurant (1971-1985)<ref name="Salaam2012" />, which was the first vegetarian restaurant in San Diego, attracting luminaries such as George Harrison, Gloria Swanson, Dick Van Dyke, Dyan Cannon, and Dick Gregory.<ref name="NAACP2019" /><ref name="DeWyze1981" />. As an entrepreneur, she founded The Baobab, an African crafts/cultural center in Golden Hill area starting in 1981.<ref name="DeWyze1981" />. As a reggae music promoter, she staged her first reggae concert in 1980); she organized Bob Marley Day Festival concerts, which attracted most of the famous Reggae artists; all told, 35 annual reggae festivals were produced.<ref name="Varga2016" />. As a radio show host of Reggae Makossa, she has been on the air for over 25 years.<ref name="NAACP2019" />. As the founder of the WorldBeat Center in Balboa Park since 1989, Makeda created a music, dance, arts and World Peace center for the African diaspora which includes African-Americans, Afro-Caribbean, and Africans <ref name="NAACP2019" />; the venue received LEED Silver Certification in 2012 <ref name="BalboaPark2012" />. As a Cultural Ambassador, Makeda acknowledges that San Diego and Balboa Park are ancestral Kumeyaay Indian territory, and she states this at the beginning of programs run at the WorldBeat Center <ref name="KUSI2015" />, inviting Kumeyaay people to share their culture.<ref name="Davis2015" />. As an award-winning garden creator, Makeda created the Children’s EthnoBotany Peace Garden that has been recognized <ref name="NAACP2019" /> as the first sustainable edible garden in Balboa Park; it was certified as an Earth Friendly Garden by San Diego Master Gardeners, as pollinator Habitat by Xerces Society, as a Monarch Waystation by Monarch Watch, and as a Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. The garden as awarded by the 2015 Del Mar Horticultural Fair; it is home to two Multinational Peace Poles <ref name="Davis2012" />; and it is co-recipient of a four-year National Science Foundation grant with Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology to incorporate African American and Latino students <ref name="NAACP2019" />. Additionally, Makeda is the co-founder of Casa del Tunel in Tijuana, Mexico, which is an art and cultural center to teach, perform, and present traditional forms of art <ref name="Pollack2016" />; philanthropically, its focus is also to help Haitian and African refugees in Tijuana.
As a restauranteur, Makeda founded Prophet International Vegetarian Restaurant (1971-1985)<ref name="Salaam2012" />, which was the first vegetarian restaurant in San Diego, attracting luminaries such as George Harrison, Gloria Swanson, Dick Van Dyke, Dyan Cannon, and Dick Gregory.<ref name="DeWyze1981" />. As an entrepreneur, she founded The Baobab, an African crafts/cultural center in Golden Hill area starting in 1981.<ref name="Varga2016" />. As a reggae music promoter, she organized Bob Marley Day Festival concerts <ref name="NAACP2019" />; all told, 35 annual reggae festivals were produced<ref name="Varga2016" />. As a radio show host of Reggae Makossa, she has been on the air for over 30 years.<ref name="NAACP2019" />. As the founder of the WorldBeat Center in Balboa Park since 1989, Makeda created a music, dance, arts and World Peace center for the African diaspora which includes African-Americans, Afro-Caribbean, and Africans <ref name="Pollack2016" />; the venue received LEED Silver Certification in 2012 <ref name="BalboaPark2012" />. As a Cultural Ambassador, Makeda acknowledges that San Diego and Balboa Park are ancestral Kumeyaay Indian territory, and she states this at the beginning of programs run at the WorldBeat Center <ref name="KUSI2015" />, inviting Kumeyaay people to share their culture. As an award-winning garden creator, Makeda created the Children’s EthnoBotany Peace Garden that has been recognized <ref name="NAACP2019" /> as the first sustainable edible garden in Balboa Park; it was certified as an Earth Friendly Garden by San Diego Master Gardeners, as pollinator Habitat by Xerces Society, as a Monarch Waystation by Monarch Watch, and as a Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation, and awarded by the 2015 Del Mar Horticultural Fair <ref name=WBC2018" />. The garden is home to two Multinational Peace Poles <ref name="Davis2012" />; and is co-recipient of a four-year National Science Foundation grant with Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology to incorporate African American and Latino students <ref name="NAACP2019" />. Additionally, Makeda is the co-founder of Casa del Tunel in Tijuana, Mexico, which is an art and cultural center to teach, perform, and present traditional forms of art <ref name="Pollack2016" />; philanthropically, its focus is also to help Haitian and African refugees in Tijuana.


==== Recognition and awards ====
==== Recognition and awards ====
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# 2016, KPBS San Diego Local Hero Award <ref name="NAACP2019" />
# 2016, KPBS San Diego Local Hero Award <ref name="NAACP2019" />
# 2017, Jan Merrit Leadership Award by San Diego Unified School District TRACE Program <ref name="NAACP2019" />
# 2017, Jan Merrit Leadership Award by San Diego Unified School District TRACE Program <ref name="NAACP2019" />
# 2018 Woman of the Year for the California State 53rd Congressional District, presented by Councilman Todd Gloria <ref name="IndianVoices2015" />, and 2018 Women of the Year by the California State 78th Assembly District <ref name="NAACP2019" />.
# 2018 Woman of the Year for the California State 53rd Congressional District, presented by Councilman Todd Gloria <ref name="Berenice2018" />, and 2018 Women of the Year by the California State 78th Assembly District <ref name="NAACP2019" />.
# Additional awards were the Channel 10 Leadership Award, Project Concern International, Palava Tree for Arts and Culture (India), Water for Africa Foundation, and International Rescue Committee.<ref name="NAACP2019" />
# Additional awards were the Channel 10 Leadership Award, Project Concern International, and Palava Tree for Arts and Culture (India) <ref name="NAACP2019" />.


==== References ====
==== References ====
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<ref name="NAACP2019"> Makeda "Dread" Cheatom: 2019 NAACP San Diego award winner; https://www.sandiegonaacp.org/2019/09/16/makeda-dread-cheatom-2019-naacp-san-diego-branch-presidents-award-winner/ </ref> Retrieved 7 July 2020
<ref name="NAACP2019"> Makeda "Dread" Cheatom: 2019 NAACP San Diego award winner; https://www.sandiegonaacp.org/2019/09/16/makeda-dread-cheatom-2019-naacp-san-diego-branch-presidents-award-winner/ </ref> Retrieved 7 July 2020
<ref name="Pollack2016"> Pollack, Mimi, 2016, Nurturing Immigrant Art and Giving Back; https://sandiegofreepress.org/2016/12/makeda-dread-cheatom/#.XwIayyhKg2w </ref> Retrieved 5 July 2020.
<ref name="Pollack2016"> Pollack, Mimi, 2016, Nurturing Immigrant Art and Giving Back; https://sandiegofreepress.org/2016/12/makeda-dread-cheatom/#.XwIayyhKg2w </ref> Retrieved 5 July 2020.
<ref name="WBC2018"> World Beat Cultural Center; https://www.worldbeatcenter.org/programs/childrens-peace-garden</ref> Retrieved 7 July 2020.

Revision as of 23:18, 7 July 2020


Makeda ‘Dread’ Cheatom (b.1942-), an American entrepreneur, civil activist, and icon in San Diego’s African-American community, is the founder of the WorldBeat Cultural Center in Balboa Park, creator of the Children’s EthnoBotany Peace Garden, and co-founder of Casa del Tunel in Tijuana, Mexico. [1] [2]

Early life

Marianne Makeda Cheatom was born in Paducah, Texas. Her father was in the Air Force there and then transferred to San Diego Naval Air Station when Makeda was 3 months old [3].

Education

Makeda graduated from San Diego High School (c. 1962). As an experimental cook, she studied food services and culinary arts at San Diego City College and telecommunications at Mesa Collage [4]. She also studied Transcendental Meditation.

Accomplishments

As a restauranteur, Makeda founded Prophet International Vegetarian Restaurant (1971-1985)[4], which was the first vegetarian restaurant in San Diego, attracting luminaries such as George Harrison, Gloria Swanson, Dick Van Dyke, Dyan Cannon, and Dick Gregory.[5]. As an entrepreneur, she founded The Baobab, an African crafts/cultural center in Golden Hill area starting in 1981.[6]. As a reggae music promoter, she organized Bob Marley Day Festival concerts [1]; all told, 35 annual reggae festivals were produced[6]. As a radio show host of Reggae Makossa, she has been on the air for over 30 years.[1]. As the founder of the WorldBeat Center in Balboa Park since 1989, Makeda created a music, dance, arts and World Peace center for the African diaspora which includes African-Americans, Afro-Caribbean, and Africans [2]; the venue received LEED Silver Certification in 2012 [7]. As a Cultural Ambassador, Makeda acknowledges that San Diego and Balboa Park are ancestral Kumeyaay Indian territory, and she states this at the beginning of programs run at the WorldBeat Center [8], inviting Kumeyaay people to share their culture. As an award-winning garden creator, Makeda created the Children’s EthnoBotany Peace Garden that has been recognized [1] as the first sustainable edible garden in Balboa Park; it was certified as an Earth Friendly Garden by San Diego Master Gardeners, as pollinator Habitat by Xerces Society, as a Monarch Waystation by Monarch Watch, and as a Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation, and awarded by the 2015 Del Mar Horticultural Fair [9]. The garden is home to two Multinational Peace Poles [10]; and is co-recipient of a four-year National Science Foundation grant with Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology to incorporate African American and Latino students [1]. Additionally, Makeda is the co-founder of Casa del Tunel in Tijuana, Mexico, which is an art and cultural center to teach, perform, and present traditional forms of art [2]; philanthropically, its focus is also to help Haitian and African refugees in Tijuana.

Recognition and awards

  1. 2012 inducted into the San Diego Women’s Museum Hall of Fame as a Cultural Bridge Builder.[11]
  2. 2015 Balboa Park Cultural Partnership Sustainability award winner [12]
  3. 2016, KPBS San Diego Local Hero Award [1]
  4. 2017, Jan Merrit Leadership Award by San Diego Unified School District TRACE Program [1]
  5. 2018 Woman of the Year for the California State 53rd Congressional District, presented by Councilman Todd Gloria [13], and 2018 Women of the Year by the California State 78th Assembly District [1].
  6. Additional awards were the Channel 10 Leadership Award, Project Concern International, and Palava Tree for Arts and Culture (India) [1].

References

  • [4] Retrieved 5 July 2020.
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  • [6] Retrieved 5 July 2020.
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  • [8] Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  • [10] Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  • [14] Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  • [13] Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  • [11] Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  • [12] Retrieved 5 July 2020

[1] Retrieved 7 July 2020 [2] Retrieved 5 July 2020. [15] Retrieved 7 July 2020.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Makeda "Dread" Cheatom: 2019 NAACP San Diego award winner; https://www.sandiegonaacp.org/2019/09/16/makeda-dread-cheatom-2019-naacp-san-diego-branch-presidents-award-winner/
  2. ^ a b c d Pollack, Mimi, 2016, Nurturing Immigrant Art and Giving Back; https://sandiegofreepress.org/2016/12/makeda-dread-cheatom/#.XwIayyhKg2w
  3. ^ a b Prince Sefa-Boakye, n.d., Princes Daily Journal, Makeda’s Story and her Legacy for Peace; https://princesdailyjournal.com/interestingpeopl/makeda-dread-founder-and-ceo-of-the-world-beat-center/makedas-story-and-her-legacy-for-peace/
  4. ^ a b c Salaam, Elizabeth, 2012, Your Child is my Child; https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2012/apr/04/feature-your-child-my-child/
  5. ^ a b DeWyze, Jeannette, 1981, Marianne Makeda Cheatom – reggae matriarch of San Diego vegetarians; https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/1981/may/21/cover-prophet-sharing/
  6. ^ a b c Varga, George, 2016, 35th Bob Marley Day Festival the Last for Makeda Dread; https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/music/sdut-makeda-reggae-lends-fest-end-of-an-era-2016jan30-htmlstory.html
  7. ^ a b Balboa Park Cultural Partnership, World Beat Center LEED certification, 2012 https://bpcp.org/sustainability/leed-certifications/
  8. ^ a b KUSI Newsroom, 2015, Honoring Dr. King’s Dream; https://www.kusi.com/honoring-dr-kings-dream/
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference WBC2018" was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ a b Davis, Rose, 2012, World Beat Center Peace Pole: Indian Voices Newspaper, July/August 2012, p. 6; www.indianvoices.net/archives
  11. ^ a b Women’s Museum of California; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Museum_of_California
  12. ^ a b Balboa Park Cultural Partnership, 2015, https://bpcp.org/sustainability/awards-recognition/sustainability-partners-breakfast-and-awards/
  13. ^ a b , Berenice, 2018 Highlights at WorldBeat Center: http://www.worldbeatcenter.org/archives/30174 ,
  14. ^ Davis, Rose, 2015, WorldBeat Center’s New Kumeyaay Indigenous Garden: Indian Voices Newspaper, August 2015, p. 1; www.indianvoices.net/archives
  15. ^ World Beat Cultural Center; https://www.worldbeatcenter.org/programs/childrens-peace-garden
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